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Concluding a sale without the price being fixed

· 5 Jumada II 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I went to buy something from my friend. He told me to take the item and said that he will discuss the price with me later on. What is the Shar’ee ruling regarding this sale? If this sale is incorrect, what is the way to correct it?

Answer

In order for a sale to be valid, one of the conditions is that at the time of the sale, the sale commodity should be specified and the price should be mutually agreed upon. In this case, since you both did not agree on any price, the sale is invalid. You both should mutually agree on a price and thereafter renew the sale.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وفسد ) بيع ( ما سكت ) أي وقع السكوت ( فيه عن الثمن ) كبيعه بقيمته (الدر المختار 5/60)

قال ابن عابدين - رحمه الله تعالى -: قوله ( ما سكت فيه عن الثمن ) لأن مطلق البيع يقتضي المعاوضة فإذا سكت كان غرضه القيمة فكأنه باع بقيمته فيفسد ولا يبطل درر أي بخلاف ما إذا صرح بنفي الثمن كما قدمه قريبا (رد المحتار 5/60)

وأما شرائط الصحة فعامة وخاصة فالعامة لكل بيع ما هو شرط الانعقاد لأن ما لا ينعقد لم يصح ولا ينعكس فإن الفاسد عندنا منعقد نافذ إذا اتصل به القبض ... ومنها أن يكون المبيع معلوما والثمن معلوما علما يمنع من المنازعة إ لخ (الفتاوى الهندية 3/3)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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